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Articles & Reports Background & Optics 

Iran and America Are Suddenly Both Naked

January 10, 2020 Editor 60 Views Donald Trump, Hezbollah-affiliated media, Iran, IRGC, JCPOA, Lebanese militia, Obama’s Iran Deal, Qassem Soleimani, Quds Force, the Islamic Republic, U.S. Marine

By taking decisive action against Soleimani, Trump showed that Iran’s power is an illusion generated by D.C.’s willingness to look

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Articles & Reports 

Trump team scours intel sent by Iranians as it weighs new sanctions

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Editor 68 Views Donald Trump, DONALD TRUMP 2020, gasoline prices, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Mike Pompeo, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Najaf, Obama, oil tankers, President Donald Trump, Protests, Saudi facilities, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the regime in Tehran

The team sees the Iran protests as a sign that its sanctions-heavy “maximum pressure” campaign is working. By NAHAL TOOSI

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Articles & Reports Nuclear Sanctions 

The consequences of Iranian proliferation are serious and real

November 25, 2019 Editor 68 Views Donald Trump, intercontinental ballistic missiles, Iran–United States relations, JCPOA, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Missile expert Uzi Rubin, nuclear deal, Nuclear program of Iran, nuclear proliferation, Sanctions against Iran

By Peter Huessy and Bradley A. Thayer Source: The Hill  The State Department reported on Nov. 1 that Iran is

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Articles & Reports Buying Friends & Influencing Enemies Economy International International Academic Iran IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Lobbyists in the West News Sanctions Slider Terrorism The Regime Brass 

IRGC Front “NGO” Holds Annual Hate Speech Conference

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Editor 91 Views 9/11 attacks, advisor to Vladimir Putin, African-American, Aleksandr Dugin, alternative, anti-modernism, anti-semitism, Assaha Village, attendees, Beirut, Chairman, CodePINK, collect intelligence, Columbia University, conference, consequences, conspiracy theories, Cynthia McKinney, deep divisions, diplomat, Donald Trump, external role, extremist, FBI, foreign service officer, geopolitical strategist, Gholam-Reza Montazami, Hamid Ghashghavi, Hezbollah-run venue, Holocaust denial, international affairs, international instability, International Institute of Independent Thinkers and Artists, Islamic Shrines, J. Michael Springmann, liberal globalization, Louis Farrakhan, Medea Benjamin, Michael Maloof, Mike Gravel, Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance, Nader Talebzadeh, Nation of islam, National Security Agency, neo-fascism, New Horizon, Norman Finklestein, Pentagon staffer, platform, prime candidate, Propaganda, public diplomacy, racism, radical academic, radical leftist, recruit, recruitment, Russian, Scott Rickard, soft war, special sessions, the crisis, the region, theories, translator, US Air Force, US Treasury Department, use of power, Vernellia Randall, Zeina Mahana, Zionists

By The Free Iranian Staff   The Tehran-based “New Horizon” Organization, which also bills itself the, “International Institute of Independent Thinkers

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Cyber Terrorism IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Slider The Regime Brass 

Facebook De-Platforms Iranian Backed Entities Influencing U.S., Latin American Public Opinion

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Editor 68 Views annihilation, Argentina, Black Lives Matter Matter, Bolivia, Brazil, cyber activity, demolition, diplomatic isolation, Donald Trump, dying family members, exploration, facebook, French speakers, incursions, influence-building, Iranian networks, Javad Zarif, Jerusalem, John McCain, Latin America, Latin American countries, Lebanon, Lindsey Graham, malicious activity, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, New York hospital, North Africa, Palestinians, Peru, prominent Iranian officials, public opinion, Radio, spy planes, State Department, State media, Twitter, U.S. elections, U.S.-Israeli relations, UN ambassador, United Nations General Assembly, Venezuela, Venezuelan Territory, Yemen, Zionist

Source: RadioFarda   Facebook has announced a series of new measures that are designed to protect the 2020 U.S. elections.

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IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Slider Terrorism 

Iran says U.S. bases and aircraft carriers within range of its missiles: Tasnim

September 15, 2019 Editor 67 Views Aerospace Force, aircraft carriers, Amirali Hajizadeh, Aramco oil, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, de facto, Donald Trump, false diplomacy, full-fledged, Houthi, Iran-aligned, Missiles, oil industry, output, petroleum processing facility, raising tensions, Saudi oil plants, Tasnim news agency, Tehran, the White House, U.S. bases, U.S. President, war, Yemen, Yemeni involvement

Source: Reuters   DUBAI – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday that U.S. bases and aircraft carriers in

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Articles & Reports IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Terrorism 

US must keep punishing Iran for its indiscretions

September 14, 2019September 15, 2019 Editor 80 Views Adrian Darya 1, attacks, Australia, Bab Al-Mandab Strait, Bahrain, Benjamin Netanyahu, Britain, China, coalition naval assets, concessions, Donald Trump, Europe, flagged vessels, Gulf of Oman, Harassing, Hassan Nasrallah, Intelligence, Iran-Iraq war, Iranian army, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), lethal aid, military offensive, militias, oil tankers, provocations, Qassem Soleimani, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) capability, Russia, Russia’s S-300 air defense system, Russia’s S-400 air defense system, Strait of Hormuz, Taliban, Tel Aviv, The Treasury

By Michael Pregent Source: Arab News This is what war with Iran looks like: A series of mostly unsuccessful Iranian

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Economy Nuclear Sanctions Slider 

Rouhani Ready To Talk with U.S., Other JCPOA signatories If Sanctions Are Lifted

September 11, 2019September 12, 2019 Editor 77 Views banking restrictions, Bloomberg, China, condition for meeting, counterpart, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, France, Germany, Hassan Rouhani, John Bolton, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), national issues, National Security Adviser, nuclear deal, P5+1, Parliament, policy of maximum pressure, Russia, Steve Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary, UK

Source: RadioFarda   Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Iran would take part in

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Economy Other News Sanctions 

Pompeo Says Trump Willing To Meet Iran’s Rouhani ‘With No Precondition’

September 9, 2019September 10, 2019 Editor 73 Views Ali Khamenei, breakthrough, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, hardliner, Hassan Rouhani, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Mike Pompeo, nuclear deal, partial agreement, pre-condition, proxies, Secretary of State, Supreme Leader, Tensions

Source: RadioFarda U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said President Donald Trump is willing to meet with the Islamic

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Articles & Reports 

Biarritz Summit: Bright Moment in Silly Season

August 25, 2019 Editor 87 Views Algerian Sahara, Angela Merkel, Atlantis, Barack Obama, Biarritz, Boris Johnson, brainchild, Brexit, bureaucrats, capitalist system, checkpoint, combating terrorism, counter-attacking, Donald Trump, Economic reality, Emmanuel Macron, European Economic Community, European Union, G7 summit, G8 summit, global economic issues, global politburo, globe, Guadeloupe, high security prison, in the name of religion, international law, international politburo, international terrorism, Jacques Chirac, Journalists, Justine Trudeau, Khomeinist regime, lost continent, mischievous manner, nation-state, New Zealand, nuke deal, oil shocks, original idea, political issues, presidential aircraft, recession, silly season, summit, technological changes, US treasury bonds, USSR, Valery Giscard d’Estaing, Warsaw Pact

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq Al-Awsat   Journalists across the globe have always regarded this time of the year, the

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